Address: Exeter Central Library, Castle Street, Exeter, EX4 3PQ
Background: The collection was built up by Exeter City Library since the 1870s by donation, bequest and purchase. Much material was destroyed in the 1942 blitz but many donations were received immediately after the war. The collection has not been added to significantly since the 1960s when special collections were normally acquired by the University of Exeter Library. There are about 1,500 items with good coverage of English topography, biography, political history, law, numismatics and herbals.
Listings: Many works are included on the local heritage database. The author listing which follows the search facility is retained from an earlier web page. While quite comprehensive, it is not regularly updated. It is based on a card index which has been converted, often without reference to the original items. It is hoped that further records can be added when time permits.
The collection is housed at Exeter Central Library Those wishing to consult the collections should enquire in advance. Some items may be too fragile to produce at present. Proof of identity may also be required from those wishing to consult material in this and other special collections.
Author
E.g. Thomson, James
Title
Include significant words from the title
Year of publication
E.g. 1756. Truncation can be used, e.g. 175* will find all works published in the 1750s.
Keywords
Useful for place of publication, publisher, subject searches
